Tag: Editors’ Picks
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Denver mayor’s sanctuary city legal bill hits $2M limit
The bill for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s legal defense for that March 5 hearing before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on “sanctuary” cities has reached its $2 million contractual limit. Just as the year closed out on Dec. 30, a fifth payment, in the amount of $950,000 — almost half of the…
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To add a lane or not: I-270 proposal receives support, pushback
Traffic on Interstate 270, which connects U.S. Highway 36 and Interstate 70 in north Denver, often sits at a standstill. It doesn’t matter if its 10 p.m. on a Monday, 11 a.m. on a Wednesday or 2 p.m. on a Saturday. Almost no time of day or night gives reprieve from the traffic congestion to…
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Did Broncos stadium proposal help fast-track Denver’s 8th Avenue Viaduct project?
Denver voters recently gave a thumbs up to an $89 million overhaul of Denver’s 8th Avenue Viaduct, part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s $950 million borrowing initiative to fund city infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and parks. But was the pricey project, at almost 10% of the bond’s total value, inevitable? Or did the prospect of…
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Denver Design District is a hub for home decor, but new businesses joining look a bit different
Since the 1980s, the area north of where Interstate 25 and South Broadway meet has been a hotspot for home furniture and decor showrooms where interior designers go to sort through fabric swatches and cabinet finishes. But over the last 18 months, the Denver Design District began to expand what it means to be the…
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Feds order coal-fired Craig power plant to remain open
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The Trump administration’s energy agency has ordered one of three generating units at a Colorado power plant to remain available for operation amid an impending shutdown of the station and its supplying coal mines. The move is one of the latest attempts by the White House to revive coal production in the U.S. following President…
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DIA releases request for information on energy plans
Denver International Airport officials released a request for information seeking ideas from companies worldwide on clean energy solutions to meet a projected nearly tenfold increase in electricity demand. The surge stems from predicted rapid passenger growth combined with the electrification of airport operations and emerging aviation technologies that require far more power, according to a…
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Raids, pushback and TdA indictments defined Denver’s immigration story in 2025
The Trump administration’s push for a large-scale, deportation effort — built around campaign warnings about Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan prison gang that established a foothold in Colorado — collided with the realities on the ground in Denver, where raids occurred but never approached the sweeping levels of daily deportations anticipated. President Donald Trump had…
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Denver’s performance-based shelter contracts face test with Urban Alchemy
Denver has awarded a $30 million, three-year contract to a San Francisco-based group to provide operational services at The Aspen, one of the largest city-owned homeless hotels-turned-shelters, beginning January 1. Unlike The Salvation Army, which has operated several of the city’s non-congregate hotel shelters under a flat-fee contract, Urban Alchemy agreed to a performance-based contract,…
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Where to recycle Christmas trees in metro Denver
The festivities are over, the presents are unwrapped and the snow is, well, not falling. For those who celebrate the Christmas holiday in classic tradition, it’s time to take down the tree and lights — unless you follow the Denver tradition of leaving them up through the upcoming National Western Stock Show Jan. 10-25. But have no fear,…
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Transparency and debt defined Denver’s education stories in 2025
Denver Public Schools’ officials entered 2025 promising greater transparency and left the year defending how often they broke it. Board members on two-member committees — which must hold public meetings — met without notice to renegotiate the superintendent’s contract, and revise policy language. The Denver school board has long faced criticism for operating behind closed…